A House of Pomegranates

by Oscar Wilde

Overview

A House of Pomegranates is a collection of classic fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that this fairy tale collection was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public."The Young KingThe Young King tells the story of the illegitimate shepherd son of the recently dead king's daughter of an unnamed country. Being his only heir, the sixteen-year-old is brought to the palace to await his accession. There, he is in awe of the splendor of his new home and anxiously awaits his new crown, scepter, and robe which are soon to be delivered to him for his coronation in the morning.The Birthday of the InfantaThe Birthday of the Infanta is about a hunchbacked dwarf, found in the woods by courtiers of the King of Spain.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162173144
Publisher:	Whispering Pines Press
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	261 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet who delighted Victorian England with his legendary wit. He found critical and popular success with his scintillating plays, chiefly The Importance of Being Earnest, while his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, scandalized readers. Imprisoned for two years for homosexual behavior, Wilde moved to France after his release, where he died destitute.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874